OnlinePassportPhoto.com
is pleased to announce the Passport Photo Service for applicants of
"PIO (PERSONS OF INDIAN ORIGIN) CARD". We know how difficult
it is to get non-standard size photos taken in the USA so we are very
pleased to announce the availability to get PIO Card photos delivered
directly to your home. (If
you want to know the differnce between OCI and PIO, click here- OCI
vs PIO comparison)
How PIO (PERSONS OF INDIAN ORIGIN) CARD Passport
Photos work?
First, make sure
the photo you send us meets following requirements:
Full UPPER HALF BODY view
with all facial features clearly visible.
Face should neither be too
bright nor too dark
If wearing spectacles –
reflection of light from the glasses should not be visible.
No visible shadow on the
face or background.
Do not wear white/ light
colored shirt as it blends with light background.
Light reflection from hair should
not be visible.
3 Step process to
order PIO Card photos
Step 1:Upload Photos: If
you have not uploaded yet, please click here to upload
your photos
Step 2:Make
your payment with Google Checkout or with PayPal($6.95 for 6 PIO passport
photos): Pay with Google Checkout:
Or pay with PayPal:
Step 3: Click
here to let us know what size of photos
are required by your PIO Application form. 2x2 or 35mmx35mm. Also, give
us the address of your local Walgreens or Target if you want to pick
up there within 24 hours at no additional charge. Click
here to go to Contact Us form.
Additional Detail about "PIO
Card" (PERSONS OF INDIAN ORIGIN) Passport Photos Requirements:
Disclaimer:
We have found conflicting information about PIO Card photos so please
check your Consulate's website or call them for exactly what size of
passport photos they are looking for- 2"x2" or 35mmx35mm.
After you place an order, please let us know by clicking
here what size of PIO card photo you need.
Indian Consulate
at Washington, DC:
* No specific guidelines for photo. The application form just asks for
"Attach 4 recent identical passport size photographs (Front pose
with light background only)"
If you are submitting your PIO Card application at this office, please
call 202 939 9888 and make sure what size of photos they want.
(a) Application form duly
filled in with four recently taken and identical color photographs with
light background of size 3.5x3.5 cm. Photographs should show the front
view of full face and should be in civil dress. Polaroid photographs,
poor quality photographs and photographs taken in uniform or with dark
glasses will be rejected.
Indian Consulate,
San Francisco: Some customers have reported that Indian consulate in San Francisco
asks that the photo should be 2" x 2" for PIO Card applications..
Reproduced from their website:
As
your photograph is scanned and printed on the passport, it should be
of a high quality for reproduction and conform to International Civil
Aviation Organization specifications:
Photographs of
2 inches x 2 inches or 35mm x 35mm photos - one to be pasted in the
box on page 1 (one) and the 2nd photo to be stapled on the blank portion
(below ‘for official use only’) on page 4 (four). Some
Consulates ask for 3 additional photos so please verify with your
consulate.
Sufficiently bright
color photo with frontal view of full face against a light background
Close-up of head
and top of shoulders with the face filling up 70% to 80% of the photo
Sharp focus, clear,
and of high quality
Following kinds
of photographs are not accepted
Black and white photographs
Photographs with colored or dark glasses
With dark background or in uniform
Polaroid, home-shot or home-scanned, or unduly large/small photographs
are not accepted
Photograph should
be recent and in no case more than six months old If there is distinct
difference between your photograph in the earlier passport and the
current photograph, sign on the front of the second photograph on
the 'blank part of page 4' and have it notarized (follow process of
‘Change of Appearance.’)